Coast Guard Rescues 6 After Boat Sinks In Boston Harbor

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BOSTON (CBS) -- Six people were rescued from Boston Harbor early Sunday morning after their boat sank.

It happened at about 1:30 a.m. near Castle Island. The Coast Guard said someone saw the boat sinking and called 911.

"There was a boat taking on water fast in Dorchester Bay, looking like it was going to sink," Petty Officer Andrew Barresi told WBZ NewsRadio 1030.

The six people rescued were in the water near their partially submerged boat when the Coast Guard arrived.

No injuries were reported, and the soaking wet boaters were checked out by EMS on shore.

It's not yet known why the boat sank. Not everyone was wearing life jackets, according to Barresi.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Karyn Regal reports: